David Weinbaum

Associate Professor of FinanceHarris Fellow

Professor Weinbaum's research interests are in investments and derivatives. His current projects involve an analysis of the pricing of jump and volatility risk in the cross-section of stock returns and an examination of the effect of CEO perk disclosure regulation on perk award practices. Weinbaum has published in several leading journals in finance and economics and his research has been cited in major news outlets including the Financial Times, US News and World Report, and the Wall Street Journal. He teaches investments at the undergraduate level and managerial finance and valuation in the iMBA program. He was previously on the faculty of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University and worked as a swap trader at BNP Paribas before earning his PhD.

Research Topics

Investments

Drivatives

Asset pricing

Mutual funds

Corporate governance

Professor Weinbaum's research interests are in investments and derivatives. His current projects involve an analysis of the pricing of jump and volatility risk in the cross-section of stock returns and an examination of the effect of CEO perk disclosure regulation on perk award practices. Weinbaum has published in several leading journals in finance and economics and his research has been cited in major news outlets including the Financial Times, US News and World Report, and the Wall Street Journal.